Engine Updates

Capa (WB)
7 new commit(s) to the Java source, (rev = 170), no new release
http://sourceforge.net/projects/capa/

Critter 0.90 (UCI)
mp; FRC; Win32/64
"it scores around 60% against Critter 0.80"
- support for hash sizes up to 8 GB
- new executable utilizing SSE4 POPCNT instruction
- fixed behavior under Aquarium GUI, it can now play normal chess (previous version was always stuck in chess960 mode)
- decreased some bonuses related to pawn structure
- revised "bad trade" evaluation - now it is more willing to go into exchange sacrifices
- LMR in pv nodes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/critterchess/
http://www.mediafire.com/file/syg0g65cj56d7g3/Critter_0.90.zip (direct link)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Ifrit j3.8 JA (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32/64, Linux 32/64
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Protector rev. 379 JA (WB)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Note: Old Sjaak version, 1.1.4, placed back onto Sjaak homepage

Chess News

ChessX GUI (WB/UCI)
PGN database program for Windows, Mac & Linux with engine support for analysis only (not for playing)
2 new commit(s) to the C++ source, (rev = 1075), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated: R-Mates - collection of positions having a mating sequence
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Harry Schnapp books
Opening Books for Arena, ChessBase, Aquarium & Shredder Classic
- HS-Masterbook 1.1.ctg updated (book for Fritz, ChessBase & Aquarium)
http://americanfoot.free.fr/echecs/hsbook.htm

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akiba homepage down today (404 error)
ChessAlex homepage down today (404 error)
Frenzee homepage down for 104 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
Heracles homepage down today (internal server error)
NSVChess homepage down for 58 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 28 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 38 days (internal server error)
MatMoi homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- author name corrected for Ifrit engine
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

Artistic Style 2.01
open source source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier for the C, C++, C# and Java programming languages
http://astyle.sourceforge.net/

Foxit PDF Firefox plugin 2.0.2010.1103
free, simple PDF reader; display, view, edit and print PDFs
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/addons#FirefoxPlugin

Sysinternals Suite
free trouble-shooting utilities suite from Microsoft
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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